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Police dogs can do everything from tracking criminals to helping prevent riots. With its keen sense of smell and good hearing, a police dog is invaluable to its human partner. Learn more about these amazing animals, including how they are chosen, the training they go through, and the missions they complete.

Could griffins have been real? When Adrienne Mayor carefully read the ancient Greek and Roman descriptions, this mythic hybrid of a lion and an eagle sounded like something people had actually seen. What could explain that evidence? After a decade of hunting through myths, poring over old maps, and tracing the discoveries of modern dinosaur hunters, she found the answer: awesome dinosaur fossils observed by ancient gold hunters in the Gobi desert.

Learn about rain and its role in the water cycle.

Simple text describes lightning and how it forms.

Learn about snow and how it affects people.

Pea pods, cucumbers, and strawberries provide plenty of opportunities for counting in the garden! Follow Dad, Grandma, and other family members as they pick and count.

Adelaide loves writing. Bear loves writing. But Theo does NOT love writing. Thankfully, Adelaide and Bear are ready to team up and persuade the entire class, including Mrs. Fitz-Pea, that Bears make the best writing buddies. After all, who better to teach you how to fish and forage for new ideas than a bear? This third book in Carmen Oliver's Bears Make the Best...series is sure to encourage even the most reluctant writer to write a story.

This audiobook describes some of the things that veterinarians do to help animals stay healthy. Explore how pets are taken care of in a vet clinic.

Open the barn doors to a world of possibilities. Join Graph Giraffe as he explores probability on the farm. Learn how probability helps you see information in new ways.

The audio course Nature-Study for 5th Grade covers the main sections of the study curriculum in natural history for the 5th grade.

From conservation to protecting endangered species to sustainable living, All of Creation offers young listeners accessible and fascinating information on the challenges our planet faces and practical ways we can care for the magnificent world around us. Drawing on science and Scripture, this hope-filled and kid-friendly guide to planet Earth addresses our most pressing questions about caring for and respecting God's world.

Join Paddington for a hilarious World Book Day challenge in this wonderful new picture book story based on the animated series of The Adventures of Paddington! Everyone is very excited about World Book Day! Everyone except Mateo, that is. When Paddington discovers his friend has lost his love of reading, the young bear is determined to help rekindle it again so he can take part in the Windsor Gardens World Book Day fancy dress competition!

If animals loved books, Fox kit would carry a stack of library books that swaaaayyy. Puppies would gather around to hear Dog’s story time. Bunny would hip-hippity-hop in a book-happy dance. Each forest animal would love books in their own special way. Featuring playful rhymes, the story highlights the joys of the world of reading through an imaginative lens. If Animals Loved Books is ideal for storytime and book lovers of all ages.

Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.

"He’s just not working up to his potential.” If that’s the refrain you hear from your child’s teachers, these powerful programs are the solution you’ve been waiting for. Created for kids to listen to themselves at different stages of their development, these programs teach them how to overcome self-imposed limitations, how to build positive, productive habits, and how to think in ways that will make them successful every day of their lives.

Do you have an adventurous and ambitious kid, and you are wondering how to keep him engaged? Imagine how much better off you would have been as an adult with responsibilities now if, as a child, you had the opportunity to learn and understand earning and being able to invest properly. The step-by-step guide in this book is so easy to follow that you will have success with it even if you know nothing about gardening or if you have never tried to earn and invest before.

Brisa and Sadie both love and dread their pet, and owner, leaving each day, but a day alone holds so many possibilities. While Sadie prefers to sleep the day away in her dog bed, a day at home is the last thing on Brisa's mind. For Brisa, a sweet, fun-loving dog, every day is a new adventure waiting to happen! Her first adventure starts in Denver, Colorado, where she sets out to learn about this new city her pet just moved to.

It's another day at Boerring Elementary: Einstein the class hamster, lover of fun facts, is getting ready for his game show when in walks Principal Decker with some bad news. Due to severe budget cuts, the school library will be closed for the rest of the year.

Little Bird decided the time had come for him to spread his wings and soar through the sky like other birds. But sadly, he discovers his wings need to get a little bit longer and stronger. His caring friends, Bumblebee and Squirrel, offer a hilarious counting dance and exercise to help him fly, but will it work? One day, Little Bird’s parents share a special and powerful message with Little Bird, but will he accept it or give up?

On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2, they were discovered by two British divers. This is the incredible true story of their inspiring rescue. Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place.